Join our innovative learning lab next:pedition!

The next:pedition by dwarfs and Giants is an innovative learning program to help you create a fundamental shift in the way we work, lead and design organizations in the future. This hands-on learning lab is designed to steer your organization from now:land to next:land. The 3rd edition of the learning lab is starting in June 2021!

Why do we need this fundamental shift of organizing?

Today’s organizations as we know them are formed by the needs of the industrial revolution. Therefore, hierarchies of people and power respond to questions from the past: This is what we call “now:land”. But digitalization, big data, complexity and speed and their implication on organizations force us to fundamentally think and act differently to succeed in this new environment. The next:pedition is designed to enable organizations to respond to the global forces that radically change the way we work and live: To help you and your organization enter “next:land”.

Want to find out more?

Join our upcoming Discovery Sessions and find out if this learning lab suits the needs of your personal and organizational development goals!

5 reasons for you to join next:pedition!

1. You will find new answers on how to lead your own organizational transformation towards agility, a culture of innovation and new ways of working.
2. You will find peers and a safe space to reflect and transform your personal patterns.
3. You will build courage and confidence in guiding your organization on that transformation.
4. You will learn a powerful systemic transformation approach combined with agile and self-organization practices and tools needed to respond to a world of dynamic complexity.
5. You will learn from, explore and practice with pioneers from other organizations in a hands-on lab environment (case-works, experiments) as well as during learning journeys.

How will you learn all this?

By doing! During the course of this program, you will get many chances to prototype, fail, reflect, learn and succeed:

You will experience yourself in two teams: one to self-organize your own learning journey and a second one to explore a specific aspect of next:organizing in depth
You will work on real organization cases and experiment within your own context
You will experiment with our toolbox: a handpicked selection of approaches and methods based on Agile Working Practices, Scrum, Holacracy, Sociocracy, Design Thinking and Lean-Start-Up.
You will apply powerful systemic theory and practices.

And: you will be supported by 3 guides and additional 4 coaches to maximize your learning experience!

Who can join the journey?

18-24 next:pedition members from different organizations (min. 3 years of working experience) willing to explore new ways of working in the 21st century:

Transformational Leaders

Entrepreneurs

Changemakers

HR Managers

Internal & External Organizational Consultants

… and any others that feel the urge to enter next:land!

How much is the journey?

The tuition fee for all modules amounts in EUR 16.900,– per participant for 20-25 training days across Europe. This fee also includes 1 PREP:CAMP (on Systemic Transformation Theory, Agile Working Methods or Group Dynamics – find out more on our training site), 1 meet-up after the program, handouts and learning materials. Additionally, the seminar package incl. workshop venue and coffee breaks is EUR 1.500,– per participant. Your travel expenses, hotel accommodation (overnight stays) and the travel expenses for the Learning Journey (Module 4) are not covered by the tuition fee.

We offer 2 discounted seats for start up companies and/or NGOs.

What‘s your entry point?

Depending on your background and experience you choose your preferred starting point and select one or more modules. All workshops are open for the public, one PREP:CAMP is included for each participant of the next:pedition. More details on our event page, registration via events@dwarfsandgiants.org!

1) Fundamentals of Systemic Transformation (3,5 d)
Understand the theroetical foundation of viewing organizations as systems and profound implications for management and consulting

2) Agile Work Practices (2 d)
Understand and apply the basic principles and practices of agile work beyond IT.